Win Tickets To Rock The River 2011

You read the heading? Right. Let me keep this brief then. I take it you are here to win tickets to Rock the River? Well you've come to the right Frost. As it so happens, I have two tickets at my disposal. Here's how it's going to go down:

• Answer the poll.
• Leave a comment with your name and email address at the bottom of this post.
• Bite your nails until you hear from me.
• And while you're at it, you can click 'Follow' on this blog (somewhere in >>> that direction).

Remember to leave your email address/contact details below - in case you win. Thanks to Ample Space Media for sponsoring this competition! Follow them on Twitter here. Hope you all have a good one at Rock the River this weekend. I may just see you there!

Treble Fest: 5 Of The Best

Okay, here's the lowdown on Treble Fest. It's taking place at Parel Vallei High School (my old turf!). It's open to the public at R50 a ticket (think of it as R10 per band). It's on the 11th May. The lineup:

 3RD WORLD SPECTATOR
LA.VI
DIE SEISOEN NA SOMER
HELDERVUE
THE LOTTERY TICKETS

It's important to remember that this is a school event, so alcohol and drugs are discouraged. Rather get fucked up at home and come to the gig after. That way it's someone else's problem.

Cool video, no?

We Survived The Fire

There was a massive fire in Somerset West this weekend. Our house is pretty far up the mountain so we were slightly worried, but we woke up alive this morning, feeling fresh and blister free. But seriously, the fire was bad and people lost shit. Not cool, smokers! What? It wasn't the smokers? It was a CONTROLLED FIRE!? Didn't look very controlled to me... Oh I see, it must've flared out of control due to the powerful south east-er we experienced yesterday. Stupid weather. If only there were a way to predict the weather. Some kind of... weather forecast.

Nature Reserve: don't just start fires whenever you feel like it. That's not "reserving". For more information, check out the articles on Times Live, News24 and IOL.

EDIT: Apparently, the fire was a controlled fire started on Wednesday in Erinvale. The remains of the fire continued to burn until Saturday - an unfortunate mistake - and reignited when the wind picked up. Coincidentally, the picture below was taken inside Erinvale Estate.

Oh. Thanks for that.

Assembly with LA.VI, the Pretty Blue Guns and Beatenberg [11 Pics]

Just a quick post on this hectic Monday morning. I hope you all had a great weekend? I know I did - at least, I think I remember knowing that I did. Highlights of this weekend included drinking wine with our next-door neighbor (some would say worthy of the MILF title), watching The Mighty Boosh and trying to emulate the 'vibrating palm', and playing a mad show at The Assembly with The Guns and Beatenberg. The following photos are from my iPhone, so don't expect much as far as quality is concerned. Enjoy!

"I mumble when I stutter..."

Kenan J. Tatt, LA.VI 

 

Song of the Week: Kate McGill - White Blank Page [Cover]

Okay: I know I've done a Song of the Week featuring a Mumford and Sons song already, but this is actually a cover of another of their songs entitled 'White Blank Page'.

But let's not get stuck on semantics; the crux of this post is sorely lacking attention. Have you heard of Kate McGill? Well, neither had I until Saturday afternoon, when a good friend (even better now obviously) introduced me to her (via YouTube of course). Okay, watch the video first, then I'll fill you in.



See what I mean? This 19 21 year-old, Welsh-born princess has the voice of an angel, and the cherub-esque good looks to back it up beautifully. She'll be hitting the road (unfortunately not ours (yet)) soon, so I'm obviously not the only fan (or supporter as the lady herself would prefer).

Follow Kate on Twitter here.

Safe House: Pictures From The Set [8 Pics]

Safe House - the movie currently being shot in Cape Town CBD - centers on the only surviving agent of an attack on a CIA safe house (Ryan Reynolds) as he tries to get a lethal prisoner (Denzel Washington) to a second safe house before being apprehended by dangerous entities that want them both dead. Daniel Espinosa (Easy Money, Outside Love) is directing the film, which was written by David Guggenheim (Medallion, Exit Strategy). Other big names involved in the movie include Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick, Liam Cunningham, Tim Mcgraw Sam Shepard, and Ruben Blades.

I pretty amped for this movie - not only because I've liked Reynolds since Van Wilder, and Washington since The Bone Collector - but also because I'm pretty sure that the whole movie is going to be instantly recognizable - especially as far as locations go - for anyone who is familiar with the City of Cape Town.

Yesterday, @chriscaptivate and I took a walk down to the set of Safe House (they were shooting just outside the entrance to the Eastern Food Bizarre) to get our paparazzi on and take some undercover photos of the set. This is what we got.

 

Song of the Week: Aphex Twin - Rubber Johnny

Okay, so technically this is not an official Aphex Twin music video, but whatever - it's mind-blowingly fantastic. I actually don't want to even spoil it for you, but if you haven't watched this video before, don't even think of clicking off this page until you have. For optimum results, watch this with the lights off. It will change you.

Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Banter

I'm sure you're all aware of what's going right now in Japan. They were hit with an alleged 8.8 (later bumped up to 8.9) level earthquake, followed by a tsunami that is currently wreaking havoc at a number of locations. Live streams can be found here and here. (Off air).

But this below is what this blog post is really about. My pet peeve. People who say stupid things on Facebook. Enjoy.

EDIT

Here are some more gems from the same person. Just when you thought they couldn't put their foot in it any more, they went and merged racism with religion. Oh lord.

And again.

LA.VI at the MK Awards Official Afterparty

If you saw my last post on LA.VI at Assembly, you'll remember I referenced the talented Adriaan Louw, a local photographer/filmographer who has some mad skills with a camera. I was going to post the snaps he took of the MK Awards Afterparty - that is - until I saw the pictures taken by a certain 'Flyinghorse Photography'. 

You can still check out Adriaan's pictures on the Assembly website. They're definitely worth a view. I'm super amped about these next few pictures of LA.VI's set. I think they accurately capture what a fun night it was. Big ups to the mystery man behind Flyinghorse Photography. Click see more to see the full gallery.

Song of the Week: Isochronous - Beauty Queen [RAMfest Tribute]

Isochronous is a local band (Pretoria) who have been jamming together for four years. You would be forgiven for thinking they were foreign (or even alien for that matter) because of the high quality of their music - both the production quality and the band's musicality.

I've been a dedicated fan ever since I saw them grace the RAMfest Main Stage last year; they were probably my favourite act of the entire festival (keep in mind: Lark, Pendulum, Taxi Violence etc. where all there) and I'm fucking excited to check them out this weekend again. I have a feeling their recent tour of Germany will have challenged them enough to up their game to an even higher caliber.

So, in the spirit of all things RAMfest, here is my song of the week. Enjoy! And remember to leave your comments on the feedback section below the post.